July 10, 2019 Playlist

"Blind Dog At St. Dunstans" by Caravan (1976)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Caravan "Blind Dog At St. Dunstans"  1976 (UK)
This week's CAOTW is an underappreciated gem of "Canterbury prog" by one of the cornerstone bands of the Canterbury scene (the other being The Soft Machine). None of the Canterbury groups broke through in America, and they were very much "underground popular" in their native Britain as well. Whereas Soft Machine was definitely "art rock" with all sorts of avant-garde, jazz and classical influences, Caravan was really the only "populist" of the Canterbury bands that could have potentially produced a pop hit. They were more melodic and groovin' than the rest, in fact by the time of this 1976 album they were pretty much a jamband - only more whimsical and Very British. Perhaps it was because two key members of the original band had left by this point to go play in artsier bands: Richard Sinclair (bass & vocals) left around 1972 to become a key member of Hatfield & The North, followed by his cousin Dave Sinclair (keyboards) who played with Matching Mole as well as Hatfield (he then returned to Caravan but left again before this album, then came back again in 1980! But before that happened Richard & Dave also played together for a couple years in another cult-favorite prog band of the day, Camel.)
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CaravanCan You Hear Me?Blind Dog At St. Dunstans
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1976UK
CaravanA Very Smelly, Grubby Little Oik
 ---> Bobbing Wide
 ---> Come On Back
 ---> Oik (reprise)		Blind Dog At St. Dunstans
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1976UK
Hatfield & The North(Big) John Wayne Socks Psychology On The Jaw
 ---> Chaos At The Greasy Spoon
 ---> Halfway Between Heaven And Earth
(CD bonus tracks)		The Rotters' Club 1975UK
Soft MachineAs Long As He Lies Perfectly StillVolume 21969UK
Dr. John The Night TripperWalk On Guilded SplintersGris-Gris1968USA
Dr. JohnIce AgeLocked Down2012USA
   
 
Thelonious MonkCriss-CrossCriss-Cross1963USA
Chico HamiltonA TripThe Dealer1966USA
Gabor SzaboThree King FishersBacchanal1968Hungary/USA
Brigitte Fontaine (with The Art Ensemble of Chicago)Lettre à Monsieur Le Chef De Gare De La Tour Carol Comme à La Radio1969France/USA
Archie SheppQuiet DawnAttica Blues1972USA
   
 
Charles MingusThe Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass SlippersLet My Children Hear Music1972USA
      
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